Book Review: The Trouble With Tenors

Reviewed By: Harriet Klausner

The Trouble With Tenors     Amazon US PB Amazon US HC Amazon Canada PB Amazon Canada HC
Lorie Ham
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Christianity
Series: Alexandra Walters
AmErica, Sep 2001, $19.95, 232 pp.

After touring as a gospel singer for years, Alexandra Walters tries to stay as close to her home in Donlyn, California as possible while earning money. With some help from her tenants, Alexandra raises her little girl Jessica, who starts school for the first time soon. Her former husband Mike Evans arrives with a new wife and demands that Alexandra hand over custody of Jessica to him though he ignored his daughter for four years or else lose her in court.

Alexandra agrees to emcee the Singfest West Gospel Music Convention being held in town. Her former husband is one of the performers until someone kills him. Knowing she has shown public displays of ire towards Mike and his spouse before, Alexandra realizes she is a prime suspect in spite of knowing the local law enforcement officers. She begins her own brand of investigation into the murder of her ex husband.

The second Walters’ gospel mystery (see MURDER IN FOUR PARTS HARMONY) is an engaging cozy that provides the audience with an intriguing look at the music industry. The who-done-it is fun, but it is the characters, especially the heroine, who makes THE TROUBLE WITH TENORS worth singing its praises.

Harriet Klausner

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